For the newest episode of the Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz, host Darren Paltrowitz spoke with legendary THIN LIZZY and BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarist Scott Gorham, as recorded by way of Zoom in Might 2025. This in-depth dialog covers Scott‘s current well being scare, his thriving second profession as an artist, future music plans, and even the proper pronunciation of “THIN LIZZY” — straight from the supply. Scott additionally opened up about his influences, his connection to Huey Lewis, and his ideas on different bands embracing the enduring “twin guitar” sound THIN LIZZY pioneered.
Requested if followers can count on to see him again on the highway within the not-too-distant future, the 74-year-old Gorham — who not too long ago launched his second artwork assortment — stated: ”It is potential proper now. I had a well being subject scare a couple of 12 months in the past with a kidney that needed to be eliminated and I obtained sepsis from it. And the second surgeon stated I really died on the working desk and all that. And I used to be, like, ‘Actually, man? What the hell is all that about?’ And now I had a 3rd operation, and he stated, ‘Possibly it is best to take a while out and simply form of rehabilitate and all that, get your power again and all that.’ So that is what I am doing. And within the meantime, I’ve obtained the drawing to maintain me occupied. So hopefully soon-ish down the highway, I can get my buns again out on the highway.”
After Paltrowitz famous that it seems like Gorham is “creatively fulfilled, even when it is not with guitar,” Scott stated: “Yeah. You have gotta bear in mind, enjoying guitar in bands, I have been doing this for 50 years now, so sitting at Heathrow airport ready for the following flight is not actually a brand new factor for me anymore. However the drawing, to do that consistently proper now, that form of is the brand new factor for me. It is one thing that I assumed I might by no means actually do as a continuing factor. So I am form of having fun with this sort of break from the music proper now and going into this little little bit of a special route. I imply, it is nonetheless leisure, however it’s only a one other facet. So I am actually form of having fun with that.”
In 1974, the Californian musician moved to the UK and joined Irish rockers THIN LIZZY. Scott would carry out on ten best-selling albums, together with “Jailbreak”, “Johnny The Fox”, “Unhealthy Popularity” and “Dwell And Harmful”, and on the hit singles “The Boys Are Again In City”, “Rosalie”, “Dancing In The Moonlight (It is Caught Me In Its Highlight)” and “Ready On An Alibi”.
In April 2024, Gorham unveiled six new artistic endeavors, with limited-edition prints out there to buy by way of the artist’s website online. The Scott Gorham World web site showcases illustrative works from an archive the now-74-year-old guitarist began creating underneath the radar as an artist practically 40 years in the past.
Gorham was in BLACK STAR RIDERS for practically a decade, having fashioned the band in 2013 with different THIN LIZZY members after deciding to put in writing and document new music underneath a brand new moniker. BLACK STAR RIDERS‘ authentic lineup was accomplished by vocalist Ricky Warwick, guitarist Damon Johnson, bassist Marco Mendoza and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso.
BLACK STAR RIDERS introduced Gorham‘s departure in September 2021, with Warwick saying in a press release: “We’re very unhappy to see Scott go, however we mentioned a really heavy world touring dedication on the brand new document and Scott determined he needed to pay attention simply on THIN LIZZY — and being the legend he’s, none of us can blame him.”
